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Early efforts -- Elements of a successful machine -- The "Sewing-Machine Combination" -- Less expensive machines -- Appendixes: Notes on the development and commercial use of the sewing machine -- ...

IN Cornhill, Boston, thirty years ago, there was a shop for the manufacture and repair of nautical instruments and philosophical apparatus, kept by Ari Davis. Mr. Davis was a very ingenious mechanic, ...

I'm thankful I was born in the 20th century, well after sewing machines went into mass production. They've come a long way from hand cranks and treadles to electronic and computerized models. For a ...

We're relying on the experts to answer this one and who better than the folks from the International Sewing Machine Collectors' Society? Historians of the sewing machine's early days can argue for ...

Many of the stories that I share in this biweekly column are suggested by readers. These are related to a place or event I remember from growing up during the early baby boom years in the Berkshires.

Sewing machines, which are celebrated today, are used to stitch material such as cloth or leather. They are usually powered by electricity, but many are still powered by a treadle, just as many early ...

Noteworthy Tar Heel Traveler: Sewing machine shop Sam Johnson passed away the other day. For much of his life, he ran a little sewing machine shop in Raleigh and even invented sewing-machine devices ...